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    The first name Egerton

    A boy’s name from English meaning “enclosure”, “settlement”, “town”.

    3 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    English origin

    Egerton means “enclosure”, “settlement”, “town” in English.

    From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Famous people named Egerton

    4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Egerton Marcus
      Boxer, born 1965
    • Charles E. Osgood
      American psychologist (1916–1991)
    • E. Herbert Norman
      Canadian diplomat (1909–1957)
    • Jane Brownlow
      British educationist and suffragist, 1854–1928

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    Questions

    What does the name Egerton mean?
    Egerton means “enclosure”, “settlement”, “town” in English.
    What is the origin of the name Egerton?
    From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
    Is Egerton also a surname?
    Yes. Egerton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.